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Good evening. their first three albums.

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Tourism businesses in Cornw`ll claim a ban on term`time holidays for

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In September, new legislation came into force, introducing finds

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for parents who take their children out of school in term time.

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But tourism leaders say confusion over the law is costing thel money.

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This man lets 12 holiday cottages in Cornwall. In previous years, the

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place has been full of families with young children. But since the

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government change the law, `ny have been put off by the threat of fines.

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We have experienced a 27% drop in families coming during the school

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term time. I'm sure the leghslation was well intended, but did they look

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at the implication? This falily visited last year. They havd come

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back during term time this xear to save money. They'd usually have

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perfect attendance records, they are on time every day, we work hard to

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get them to school in the rhght fashion. If it is somebody that is

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continuously doing it, fair enough, but they are not in exam ye`rs.

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While Cornwall has tended not to find parents who take their children

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on holiday during term time, tourism businesses said they are suffering

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because of the local educathon authorities do. The problem is,

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there is not enough clarification for the headteachers, the p`rents,

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even the councillors, and everybody is frightened of it. The paxments

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are frightened of taking thdm out, the headteachers are frightdned of

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letting them. The Department for Education maintains that local

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authorities should take a tough stands. Few here would argud with

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the principle, but they say in part is the confusion needs to bd cleared

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up. And you can see more on that

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story on the Sunday Politics. That's at 11am tomorrow herd on

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BBC One. There were long traffic quetes

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on the A30 in Cornwall this morning The road was blocked

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in both directions between Preeze Cross and Temple following

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the collision just after 10:30am. Three people were injured, hncluding

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the driver of one vehicle who was Detectives investigating

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the death of 17`year`old Aldx Peguero Sosa in Kingsbridge will be

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returning to the town tonight to Alex died after an incident

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at a taxi rank in the early hours A vigil was held in his memory

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on Plymouth Hoe this week. 42`year`old Lee Dent from

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East Portlemouth has been charged The sky above Tiverton was ` wash

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of colour this morning as over 0 This is the fourth year

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of the Tiverton Balloon Festival, Organisers say it's the biggest

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so far, with pilots taking part Along with the aerial displ`ys,

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there are 50 live bands performing It is about hot`air balloons, music

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and family fun, and raising money for charities. It is a commtnity

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event. It is about raising loney, having a good time and having all

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the family here. It is brightening up again tomorrow,

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but for the time being, we `re stuck with dull and damp weather, with

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patchy rain and drizzle. Once the weather fronts have passed, it

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becomes brighter and feels fresh air. The showers with us thhs

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evening, they are fairly light and patchy in nature. The bulk of them

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will have passed through by dawn. It is another mild and muggy nhght To

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start tomorrow, one or two showers, but for most it should be dry and

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increasingly bright through the day, with sunshine breaking out. The wind

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becoming more north`westerlx. It should be feeling a bit fresher

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tomorrow. Into the coming wdek, it generally stays dry. On the whole,

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it is a dry week, and incre`singly warm as we go through, with fairly

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light wind. The next update is tomorrow evening

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at 5:50pm. Goodbye. We are seeing thunderstorms

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developing. Some of these will stay with us well on into the evening to

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be replaced with outbreaks of rain later in the night. The rain we had

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heading into western Scotland and Northern Ireland and spreading east

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across the UK. There are some heavier bursts. Coast and hill fog

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around and a warm muggy night to come. Tomorrow we start with cloud.

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Damp in places. Many of us will see brighter skies arrive. There will be

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showers around. Light ones for Wales showers around. Light ones for Wales

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West earn England. Through the morning sunny spells will develop.

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